Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]By now, many major cities in North America and Europe have their annual gay pride events, but the one held in Amsterdam the first weekend of August ranks among the biggest and best in the world. One of the unique features is that the floats of the parade actually float, since they are on boats floating down the city's canals. This past Saturday the weather was gorgeous, not too hot but sunny and warm, the beer was cold and cheap, and we went to see the parade with our friends Felix and Stefan. We also had an excellent vantage point, since Stefan (also a keen photographer) and I squatted on a seemingly abandoned boat, so we had the view from water level. I took somewhere between 300 and 350 pictures, which I whittled down to 217 by eliminating the obvious mistakes such as focusing errors and the like. Editing from there was really hard (the saying about the photographer being his own worst editor probably applies here), and I ended up with the 54 images I show here. I also tried something different regarding processing. Usually I adjust each image individually, but this time I decided to use the automation of the various tools to get the gallery on the web quickly. So I converted the selected images using the automatic settings in Photoshop Element's RAW converter, then applied the sharpening filter to the images in bulk, and finally converted the lot to JPEG in one go using Photo Mechanic. So every image is uncropped, and the color balance, levels etc. is whatever my Powerbook thought it should be. The results are here: http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/1749820 WARNING: due to the nature of this event (and the good weather), there is a fair amount of exposed flesh and other lewdness in this set of images. Do not open if you are easily offended or if your boss is looking over your shoulder ;-) Nathan -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog